Beyond its function of calculating EMU, the SS to EMU Tool is an important resource in itself. In addition to transforming service statistics into a stand-alone indicator, the process of working through the tool provides critical data quality review elements that countries have found useful in assessing the strength of their data and working to improve it.

It's time to get into the SS to EMU Tool! The presentation below will walk you through the SS to EMU Tool, step-by-step. The Process guide will highlight points at which users can benefit from guiding questions to help them think through their own data and context, and how best to proceed in the tool. The Quick Question Guide is less in depth than the process guide but provides a reference that pulls out some specific questions to consider as you input data and review outputs in the SS to EMU tool.